BMW and M Power Owners

Just done some digging and typed my vin into an online decoder and found the original spec list
2MK M Dct With Drivelogic M Doppelkuppl. Getr. M. Drivelogic
2PA Locking Wheel Bolts Radschraubensicherung
2VF Adaptiv M Suspension Adaptives M Fahrwerk
2VZ 19"lt/aly Wheels Do.sp. 437 M/mt Bl 19"m Lm Raed.doppelspei. 437 M/mb S
302 Alarm System Alarmanlage
322 Comfort Access System Komfortzugang
3AG Backup Camera Rueckfahrkamera
415 Sunblind For Rear Window Sonnenschutzrollo Fuer Heckscheibe
417 Roller Sunblind, Rear Side Windows Sonnenschutzrollo Hintere Tuersch.
423 Floor Mats, Velour Fussmatten In Velours
428 Warning Triangle Warndreieck
430 Interior And Exterior Mirror Packa Innen- Und Aussenspiegelpaket
431 Interior Rr Vw Mirror W Aut Anti-d Innenspiegel,automatisch Abblendend
441 Smokers Package Raucherpaket
459 Seat Adjustm., Electr. W. Memory Sitzverstellung, Elektr.mit Memory
488 Lumbar Support Driver/front Passenger Lordosenstuetze Fahrer/beifahrer
490 Seat Back Width Adjustment Lehnenbreitenverstellung
493 Storage Compartment Package Ablagenpaket
4AE Armrest Front Retractable Armauflage Vorne Verschiebbar
4LX High.trim Fin. Blackchrom Akzentleisten Schwarzchrom

4MC Interior Trim Finishers Carbon Fibre Interieurleisten Carbon Fibre
502 Headlight Washer System Scheinwerfer-waschanlage
508 Park Distance Control (pdc) Park Distance Control (pdc)
521 Rain Sensor Regensensor
534 Automatic Air Conditioning Klimaautomatik
544 Cruise Control With Braking Function Geschwindigkeitsregel. Mit Bremsf.
548 Speedometer With Kilometer Reading Kilometertacho
552 Adaptive Led Headlight Adaptiver Led-scheinwerfer
563 Lights Package Lichtpaket
575 Additional 12v Power Socket Zusaetzliche 12-v-steckdose
5AC Autom. High-beam Headlights Control Fernlichtassistent
5AG Lane Change Warning Spurwechselwarnung
5AL Active Protection Active Protection
5AS Driving Assistant Driving Assistant
5DL Surround View Surround View
5DP Park Assistant Parkassistent
609 Navigation System Professional Navigationssystem Professional
610 Head Up Display Head-up Display
614 Internet Preparation Internet Vorbereitung
688 Harman/kardon Surround Sound System Harman/kardon Surround Sound System
698 Area-code 2 Area-code 2
6AL Bmw Live Bmw Live
6NR Apps Apps
6NS Enhanced Telephony With Extended Sm Komforttelefonie Mit Erw. Smartphon
760 Individual High-gloss Satin Chrome Individual Hochglanz Shadow Line
775 Individual Roof-lining Anthracite Individual Dachhimmel Anthrazit
822 Gulf Version Golf-ausfuehrung
823 Hot Climate Version Heissland-ausfuehrung
845 Acoustic Belt Warning Akustische Gurtwarnung
850 Add Fuel Tank Filling For Export Zusaetzl. Tankfuellung Export
861 Change Of Coding Data Set Aenderung Codierdatensatz
880 English / On-board Documentation Englisch / Bordliteratur
887 Arabic / On-board Documentation Arabisch / Bordliteratur
893 Mo Package Iii Mo Paket Iii
8A3 Language Version Arabic Sprachversion Arabisch
8KM Oelservice Int. 12.000 Km/12 Months Oelwartungsint. 12.000km/12monate
8SM Vin, Visible From Outside Fahrgestellnummer,v.aussen Sichtbar
8TH Speed Limit Info Speed Limit Info
8TN Daytime Driving Lights Selectable B Tagfahrlicht Ueber Lichtmenue Einst
925 Shipping Protection Package Versandschutzpaket
955 Mo Package Mo Paket
956 Mo Package I Mo Paket I
993 Model Year Code Modelljahrescode
9AA External Skin Protection Aussenhautschutz
544 suggests cruise with brake function - I am yet to try it out but is that adaptive cruise?
 
skaif said:
544 suggests cruise with brake function - I am yet to try it out but is that adaptive cruise?
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no it isnt
it does what it says on the tin though. cc with brake = normal cruise control that brakes if you go down a hill to maintain speed or if you decrease the speed using the scroller on the steering wheel
 
tamzzy said:
no it isnt
it does what it says on the tin though. cc with brake = normal cruise control that brakes if you go down a hill to maintain speed or if you decrease the speed using the scroller on the steering wheel
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Ah fair enough.
On another note my seats have vent hole type things in them and wondered if they were cooled. I'm pretty sure they are heated but dont need that out here!
 
I've got a serious itch for an e60 M5 or M6. That engine hehe. It would barely do any miles as I've got a van and the 335i. Man maths says it shouldn't loose any money in a few years time surely only go up in value.
 
Smokey26 said:
I've got a serious itch for an e60 M5 or M6. That engine hehe. It would barely do any miles as I've got a van and the 335i. Man maths says it shouldn't loose any money in a few years time surely only go up in value.
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Depreciation will be good but even doing few miles, running costs can be eye watering.
 
ChrisD. said:
Be under no illusions how much they cost to run, @Gibbo found this out recently.
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Yeah iam well aware I just dunno if it's worth it. The tax and insurance as well for it to do 2k miles a year Max. Something with a Lotus badge would make more sense and the gearbox puts me off although it wouldn't be driven around town heh.
 
Well, I still have not purchased a car yet, I was looking at a series 1, but being I'm 6ft 4 it felt too cramped for my liking. SO currently looking at a nice comfy 5 series.

Took my friends 2017 530D for a spin, and while its a comfy drive I felt very underwhelmed. :( I thought being it's a 3ltr, it would have a little more poke.
 
ThundyCat said:
Well, I still have not purchased a car yet, I was looking at a series 1, but being I'm 6ft 4 it felt too cramped for my liking. SO currently looking at a nice comfy 5 series.

Took my friends 2017 530D for a spin, and while its a comfy drive I felt very underwhelmed. :( I thought being it's a 3ltr, it would have a little more poke.
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The G30 530d has 265bhp. It has plenty of poke for what it is - it'll do 0-60 in 5.7 seconds and 155mph. How much faster do you want a diesel saloon car to be?

It is, however, very refined - which is the point. There will be far less sense of speed and acceleration than there will be in a smaller, slower car.

It does strike me that you really don't know what you want and are in danger of spending a seriously large amount of money on a car you eventually end up not liking anyway.

I don't think its possible to sensibly consider both an M240i and a 530d in the same car purchasing decision. They are too diferent, somebody for whom a 5 Series is ideal (Hello! That's me) would get fed up of a 2 Series in a few weeks. Somebody for whom the M240i is absolutely great would find the 5 Series dull....
 
[TW]Fox said:
It does strike me that you really don't know what you want and are in danger of spending a seriously large amount of money on a car you eventually end up not liking anyway.
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You've nailed it on the head, I want speed, but I also want and old mans limo type drive.

:(
 
Simon said:
Can you stop using 0-60 like it’s all that matters.
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There are no other comparable performance metrics published by the manufacturer. It's pretty much the only one that is uniformly published by every single car manufacturer for every single variant of every single model they make. I agree it's an annoying metric but what else do we have?

If you can get the global car industry to move to a better benchmark - and then retrospectively apply it to every model of car they've made - I'll be more than happy to switch to that. Let me know when you've managed it :p
 
Surely for someone unable to choose between an M240i or a 530D, cars like the 330D/335D/340i are worth considering? Seems odd to pick between 1/2 Series or 5 Series.
 
The issue is, cheap small fast cars are easy to come by, but if you want comfort and size too, you're looking at things like the M5, which means far greater costs in general. :(

Newer M340i/340d perhaps...
 
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